Local Government Subcommittee

As enacted, revises certain provisions regarding adoption of subdivision regulations and platting authority. - Amends TCA Title 13.

As enacted, specifies that a person who is an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces, a member of the Tennessee national guard, a member of the Tennessee air national guard, or an inactive reservist of any of the United States uniformed military services in good standing must not be disqualified as a candidate for any office if, for service-related reasons, that person was unable to comply with a statewide political party's or recognized minor party's rules for candidacy for nomination for such party, and such service-related reasons are the sole reason the person is unable to qualify. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 13, Part 1.

As enacted, specifies circumstances in which a referendum will not be required to effectuate annexation of territory; schedules provision to expire January 1, 2023. - Amends TCA Section 6-51-104.

As enacted, increases the authorized annual state contribution made to human resources agencies. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 26.

As enacted, revises provisions governing the grandfathering of certain properties in regard to land use restrictions and other related provisions regarding replacing facilities in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 13.

As enacted, authorizes a nonprofit children's hospital located in Knox County or within a municipality located within Knox County to claim and file a property tax exemption as a religious, charitable, scientific, or nonprofit educational institution or as an educational institution. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.

As enacted, specifies that a property tax lien does not attach to an easement appurtenant upon property that is a servient estate or to an easement in gross that was assessed separately from the property by either the county assessor of property or the office of state assessed properties in the office of the comptroller of the treasury. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 8; Title 21; Title 26; Title 35; Title 40; Title 66 and Title 67.

As enacted, revises provisions governing allocation of certain payments in lieu of taxes and the Tennessee central economic authority. - Amends TCA Section 67-9-102.

As enacted, authorizes the Morgan County commission to designate by resolution a property that consists of at least 2,000 contiguous acres as the JustBeGreen Villages of America development area upon application of one or more property owners within the area for which the designation is sought. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 11 and Title 13.

As enacted, revises provisions governing city manager-commission charters in regard to the election of commissioners in Fairview. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 18; Title 6, Chapter 19; Title 6, Chapter 20; Title 6, Chapter 21; Title 6, Chapter 22 and Title 6, Chapter 23.

As enacted, authorizes county, municipal, and metropolitan mayors and chief executives to issue evacuation orders during a local state of emergency; creates Class C misdemeanor of willfully violating an evacuation order. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 9 and Title 58.

As enacted, removes early voting period for elections not held in conjunction with the August or November general election or held in conjunction with the May primary or presidential preference primary if there is no opposition for any offices on the ballot including write-in candidates; revises other election provisions. - Amends TCA Section 2-2-111(d); Section 2-4-107 and Section 2-6-102.

As introduced, revises provisions governing the use of mobile electronic and communication devices at polling places. - Amends TCA Section 2-7-142.

As enacted, prescribes procedure for paper ballots in counties using optical scan voting systems and procedure for provisional ballots. - Amends TCA Section 2-7-114(c).

As enacted, limits authorization for counties to appropriate funds for affordable housing or workforce housing to Davidson County. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 9.

As enacted, authorizes the City of Pleasant View, by ordinance adopted by a two-thirds vote, to levy an occupancy tax of not more than 5 percent on the privilege of staying in any hotel or motel in Pleasant View; the ordinance must set forth the manner of collection and administration of the privilege tax; requires that all proceeds received by the municipality from the tax be used for tourism development. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-1425.

As enacted, revises provisions governing delinquent tax sales. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.

As enacted, authorizes the City of Farragut, by a two-thirds vote of its governing body, to levy a privilege tax not to exceed 4 percent upon the privilege of occupancy. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-1425.

As enacted, creates an exception to the prohibition on the incorporation of an area within three miles of an existing municipality to allow an area in Hickman County to incorporate; specifies that provisions governing adoption of a charter under the mayor-aldermanic charter provisions of general law do not affect an existing municipality's authority to annex unincorporated areas within the existing municipality's urban growth boundary. - Amends TCA Section 6-1-201.

As enacted, provides continued eligibility for an elderly low-income, disabled, and disabled veteran's property tax relief during temporary periods of relocation for health care to home of a friend or relative or to a hospital or skilled intermediate care facility if the homeowner intends to return to the residence once recovered. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7.

As introduced, requires municipalities to use any increase in tax levied on the privilege of occupancy in hotels to the extent authorized under a private act or general law, respectively, on tourism and tourism development. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 4, Part 1 and Title 67, Chapter 4.

As introduced, adds administrators of elections to the list of county general officers for purposes of determining compensation; requires counties to compensate administrators as general officers; establishes certain minimum hours for election commission offices in counties with certified administrators of elections. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 8, Chapter 24.

As enacted, directs TACIR to study how to make nontax-producing property held by state and local governments productive. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.

As enacted, clarifies that no local government has the authority to enact a law that would place requirements regarding inclusionary, affordable, or below market value housing when entitlements, variances, or any other form of permit or authorization is sought from the local government; prohibits a local governmental unit from conditioning development entitlements through amendment to the zoning map on the allocation of existing or newly constructed private residential or commercial rental units to be sold or rented at below market rates. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 13 and Title 66.

As enacted, renames the Tennessee Technology Development Corporation by adding the designation "dba Launch Tennessee"; revises the purpose and functions of the corporation; increases, from three to seven years, the period during which commercial and financial information received by the corporation from an applicant remains confidential. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 14, Part 3.

As enacted, extends protections and immunities available under state law for housing authorities to entities that an authority or an entity affiliated with an authority may form, incorporate, or partner with, for purposes of managing or developing mixed-finance housing projects. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 20, Part 1.

As enacted, establishes executive director of the Greater Nashville Regional Council as the secretary of the council; makes other revisions to the membership and governance of the council. - Amends TCA Title 64, Chapter 7.

As enacted, adds Goodlettsville to governing bodies authorized to adopt ordinances to inspect residential rental dwelling units that are either deteriorated or in the process of deteriorating for compliance with applicable codes. - Amends TCA Section 13-21-314.

Subject to local approval, authorizes the levy of a motor vehicle privilege tax in Henry County.

As introduced, requires that any real property tax rate increase be passed at a minimum of two consecutive, regularly scheduled meetings; requires a two-thirds vote for property tax increases of 5 percent or greater; authorizes referendum on the question of a property tax rate increase of 5 percent or greater if the tax increase is not approved by a two-thirds vote of the local legislative body. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.

As introduced, allows voters residing within an area annexed by a municipality to petition the county election commission to hold an election to deannex such territory; specifies the taxes that may continue to be levied on a deannexed area; prohibits the extension or continuation of utility services outside municipal boundaries to obtain consent to annexation. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51 and Title 54, Chapter 4, Part 2.

As introduced, disqualifies a county employee from serving as a member of the county legislative body, with an exemption for current members of the county legislative body; authorizes legislative body of any county to opt out of the disqualification provision; requires members of county or municipal legislative bodies who are also county or municipal employees to declare conflicts of interest prior to voting; removes prohibition of member of county legislative body who is a county employee from voting on matters that would increase pay or benefits of the member. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 12.

As introduced, adds an advisory question to the November 2018 general election, "Should the Tennessee legislature approve the use of medical marijuana?" - Amends TCA Title 2.

As introduced, lengthens the period, from 30 to 45 days, before an annexation approved in a referendum becomes effective. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 49; Title 67; Title 68 and Chapter 1101 of the Public Acts of 1998.

As enacted, authorizes a local government to execute a cooperative purchasing agreement with other local, state, and federal governmental entities for purposes of purchasing farm tractors, mowers, earth-moving and construction machinery, and similar machinery and equipment; provided, that a local government does not have the authority to purchase construction machinery under a cooperative purchasing agreement with an agency of the United States. - Amends TCA Section 12-3-1205.

As introduced, provides for the registration of eligible voters upon the submission by the department of safety to the appropriate county election commission of an eligible voter's application for a driver license or photo identification card; establishes methods by which a person may decline to be registered to vote in such a manner. - Amends TCA Title 2.

As introduced, changes the nomination process for candidates for United States senator. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 13.

As introduced, exempts certain coffee shops owned by religious institutions from property taxation. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 2.

As introduced, prohibits a county or municipality from using instant runoff voting for purposes of conducting a primary, general, or special election. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 8.

As introduced, requires a court to impose an additional $5,000 fine for a conviction for certain prohibited election practices. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 40.

As introduced, increases the number of days from seven to 14 prior to the deadline for filing a notice of election that a municipality that changed the term of office for an elected official must file a copy of the ordinance changing the term of office with the county election commission. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9 and Title 67.

As introduced, enacts the "Affordable Real Property Act." - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 23; Title 67, Chapter 4 and Title 67, Chapter 5.

As introduced, permits the use of a photo identification card issued by this state, the United States, or an accredited postsecondary institution of education in this state for purposes of verifying the identity of an eligible voter. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 7.

As introduced, extends from January 15 to January 31 the date by which the registry of election finance must submit an annual report to the governor and the general assembly concerning the administration and enforcement of disclosure laws. - Amends TCA Title 2.

As introduced, revises the number of signatures that a petition must bear for purposes of qualifying as a recognized minor party; revises the number of votes that a political party must receive for purposes of qualifying as a statewide political party. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 1 and Title 2, Chapter 13.

As enacted, authorizes a county board of public utilities in a county with a central purchasing authority, at the discretion of the governing body of the county, to make purchases relating to urban type public facilities in accordance with purchasing policies approved by the governing body of the county. - Amends TCA Section 5-16-105.

As introduced, decreases the privilege tax on beer from $4.29 per barrel to $1.90 per barrel; decreases the wholesale tax on beer from $35.60 per barrel to $15.77 per barrel; decreases allocation of beer tax revenue to litter programs from $0.50 to $0.23. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 5 and Title 57, Chapter 6, Part 1.

As enacted, requires industrial development corporations to maintain a listing of debt obligations and file the listing with the state funding board. - Amends TCA Section 7-53-304.

As enacted, specifies that, in the event of a discrepancy between the map showing the districts from which members of the legislative body are elected and the typed or printed description of those boundaries, the map is the controlling document. - Amends TCA Section 5-1-110.

As enacted, removes requirement that a property owner seeking exemption of certain property from ad valorem taxation from the state board of equalization file an application for each parcel for which exemption is sought; deletes the requirement that the county assessor of property submit a record of the county board of equalization's changes to the state board of equalization. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.

As enacted, clarifies that "balloon indebtedness" under the Local Government Public Obligations Act of 1986 includes the refinancing of a debt that creates a final maturity date that is 31 or more years from the original date of issuance. - Amends TCA Section 9-21-134.

As introduced, requires owners of property that is exempt from property tax and being used as an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities to agree to make payments in lieu of tax to the local taxing jurisdiction if the facility is located in a county with fewer than 8,000 people per facility. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 67, Chapter 5 and Title 71, Chapter 5.

As introduced, restricts political activity of members of the registry of election finance only during the duration of their term rather than during their term and one year subsequent to their term. - Amends TCA Section 2-10-203(j).

As introduced, permits a county trustee to waive penalties and interest for late real property tax payment for up to one week if there was severe weather at the time the tax was due; requires the late taxes be paid within one week of the due date to maintain this waiver. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.

As introduced, limits amount candidate may personally loan the candidate's own campaign per election, but does not limit amount candidate may contribute to campaign. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10.

As introduced, reestablishes the first portion of home value for which real property tax relief will be reimbursed to disabled veteran home owners from $100,000 to $175,000. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7.

As introduced, increases penalty from Class C misdemeanor to Class A misdemeanor for knowingly publishing or distributing false campaign literature. - Amends TCA Title 2.

As introduced, requires certain counties to act upon request for voter registration lists within seven business days instead of seven days; allows reasons for rejection or modification of the request to be sent via electronic mail or facsimile transmission. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 5 and Title 6.

As introduced, authorizes counties to grant a 50 percent discount on motor vehicle privilege taxes for United States armed forces and National Guard active and reserve members. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 8, Part 1 and Title 55, Chapter 4.

As introduced, reestablishes, from $100,000 to $175,000, the first portion of home value for which real property tax relief will be reimbursed to veterans with disabilities. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7.

As introduced, authorizes certain members of a board of public utilities to serve as a member of a county election commission; prescribes the process for certifying new voting systems for use in this state. - Amends TCA Section 2-1-112 and Section 2-9-117.

As enacted, increases from "2 percent" to "4 percent" the percentage of general assembly candidates and their committees who will be selected for an audit by the registry; specifies that the registry may only conduct the audit for the immediately preceding election cycle and may not require the production or disclosure of, or consider for purposes of the audit, any information or documents relating to any other election cycle. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 49.

As enacted, authorizes cities incorporated under the general law city manager commission charter to charge fire fees for the construction and maintenance of municipal fire departments. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 19.

As enacted, deletes the limitation allowing non-contiguous annexation by resolution to occur only in a county having a population according to the most recent decennial census that is greater than 44.5 percent and 50,000 of its population in the preceding decennial census. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51, Part 1.

As enacted, directs the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR) to perform a study of the payment in lieu of ad valorem tax agreements and leases entered into by industrial development corporations organized by municipalities. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 53, Part 3.

As enacted, requires each local government with one or more audit findings in its annual audit to submit a corrective action plan to the comptroller that addresses the actions taken or to be taken in response to each audit finding received in the annual audit. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 3, Part 4.

As enacted, clarifies definition of "agriculture" for purposes of classification and assessment of property tax. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 43 and Title 67, Chapter 5.

As enacted, revises various provisions regarding the classification of property for tax purposes. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.

As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Freedom of Speech Act." - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 66.

As enacted, authorizes a county highway department to perform work as part of a municipality or county's plan for providing assistance for natural disaster relief to private residential property. - Amends TCA Section 7-51-1601.

As enacted, authorizes an assessor of property to maintain records in electronic format.

As enacted, requires the local education insurance committee, in regard to a group insurance plan for eligible employees of local education agencies (LEAs), to provide claims data for the purpose of underwriting and premium rating, in certain circumstances; such data must be provided within 30 days of receipt of a written request for such claims data from an LEA. - Amends TCA Title 8.

As enacted, requires a court to impose an additional $1,000 fine for a conviction for voter fraud; provides a $1,000 reward for information leading to a conviction for voter fraud. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 40.

As introduced, changes the home value for which real property tax relief will be granted from $100,000 to $175,000 for veterans with disabilities and from $23,500 to $25,000 for low-income homeowners who are elderly or have disabilities. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7.

As enacted, adds East Ridge to governing bodies authorized to adopt ordinances to inspect residential rental dwelling units that are either deteriorated or in the process of deteriorating for compliance with applicable codes. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 21, Part 3.

As enacted, authorizes the City of McMinnville, by ordinance adopted by a two-thirds vote, to levy an occupancy tax of not more than 2.5 percent on the privilege of staying in any hotel or motel in McMinnville; the ordinance must set forth the manner of collection and administration of the privilege tax; requires that all proceeds received by the municipality from the tax be used for tourism development. - Amends amend TCA Section 67-4-1425.

As introduced, exempts a property owner, lessee, or anyone acting under the direction of an owner or lessee, from criminal trespass, if the property is adjacent to the owner or lessee and the owner or lessee enters the city- or county-owned property to remove debris or improve the city- or county-owned property. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 6, Chapter 54, Part 1 and Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 4.

As introduced, deletes an outdated cross reference to a repealed statute. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.

As introduced, increases, from 10 to 15 days, the amount of notice that the trustee, deputy trustee, or delinquent tax attorney must give to a taxpayer prior to seizure of any personal property for delinquent property taxes. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67.

As enacted, clarifies that property assessors may retain electronic or digital copies of property tax exemption applications to comply with existing retention requirement. - Amends TCA Section 67-5-212.

As enacted, permits the sending of an absentee ballot to an address within a county, regardless of whether the voter requesting the absentee ballot possesses a commercial driver license or a valid transportation worker identification credential. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 6.

As enacted, revises notice requirements for final decisions reached by county boards of equalization to require inclusion of the taxpayer's right to electronically file an appeal to the state board, the current address of the state board, all relevant statutory deadlines, and other information required by the state board. - Amends TCA Section 67-5-1411.

As introduced, reduces from 90 to 60 the number of days after execution that an interlocal agreement entered into by local government entities must be filed in the office of the comptroller of the treasury if the interlocal agreement creates a joint venture. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 21; Title 12, Chapter 9 and Title 49, Chapter 3.

As introduced, enacts the "Voter Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 2.

As introduced, enacts the "County Financial Officer Certification and Education Act of 2017"; requires certain county financial officers to complete initial training and continuing education. - Amends TCA Title 5.

As introduced, establishes automatic registration of a person to vote when a person applies for a motor vehicle driver license or photo identification license. - Amends TCA Title 2.

As introduced, requires, instead of permits, that the county legislative body or court appoint jail inspectors for the upcoming year; includes the judiciary committee of the senate, the state and local government committee of the senate, the criminal justice committee of the house of representatives, and the local government committee of the house of representatives to receive the results of the inspection no later than March 1 of each year; includes the local state senator and state representative of the respective area to be included in the report by the board of control for a failure of the county, municipality, or political subdivision to maintain the standards required by the Tennessee corrections institute. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 4.

As introduced, provides that the failure of an assessor to notify a taxpayer of a change in the classification of property at least 15 days, instead of 10 days, before the end of the local board of equalization's session does not affect the validity of the classification. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.

As introduced, permits the use of a photo identification card issued by this state, the United States, or an accredited postsecondary institution of education in this state for purposes of verifying the identity of an eligible voter. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 7.

As introduced, extends the date by which notice must be published before a public hearing on a municipal zoning ordinance or amendment, from at least 15 days before the hearing to at least 60 days before the hearing. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7.

As introduced, requires partisan elections in municipalities with a population 100,000 or greater and in all school board elections. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 49.

As enacted, requires members of county boards of equalization and hearing officers to complete annual training and continuing education, if the comptroller provides the education and training free of charge. - Amends TCA Section 67-1-403.

As enacted, expands the time period, from not more than 60 days nor less than 10 days to not more than 90 days nor less than 10 days, in which the county election commission must appoint election officials before an election; permits election officials to volunteer to provide services without compensation. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 4.

As introduced, authorizes a qualified person to register and vote on election day; authorizes a person to update the person's voter information and vote on election day; requires the state election commission to promulgate rules for such purposes. - Amends TCA Title 2.

As introduced, requires the state election commission to promulgate rules prescribing a procedure by which a qualified person may register to vote and vote on the same day during the first week of early voting in any election for which there is early voting. - Amends TCA Title 2.

As introduced, permits any registered Tennessee voter to vote absentee for any reason after providing a certification as to the identity of the voter in the application for a ballot; requires an absentee ballot to be counted for the election in which the ballot is cast. - Amends TCA Title 2.

As introduced, allows a person 65 years of age or older who has never been issued a birth certificate to be issued a photo identification license for voting purposes by furnishing a social security card, Medicare card, health insurance card, or other satisfactory document substantiating the person's identity. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 3.

As introduced, extends, from seven to 10, the number of days following a public hearing on an ordinance adopting an assessment in a central business improvement district that the ordinance receives final passage. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 53; Title 7, Chapter 82 and Title 7, Chapter 84.

As introduced, creates a pilot program within Montgomery County, under which the sheriff, in consultation with the department of mental health and substance abuse services, will create and administer a program of substance abuse treatment services for eligible inmates. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41.

As introduced, allows disabled veterans to vote absentee. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 6.

As introduced, permits any county board of equalization, instead of only the Shelby County Board of Equalization, to accept written appearances by taxpayers or owners for complaints before the board; permits county board of equalization to require representatives of taxpayers to provide written authorization signed by the taxpayer. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 14.

As introduced, deletes the requirement that a county election commission publish in a newspaper of general circulation a notice of the time and place of a supplemental voter registration, at least three days before the supplemental voter registration, and with notice that transfers of registration can be conducted at the supplemental voter registration. - Amends TCA Section 2-2-114.

As enacted, requires the county mayor of each county, after taking charge of lands bought by the county at delinquent tax sales, to evaluate the property, within 90 to 120 days, and determine whether the value of the property or amount of money the county is likely to receive if the county sold the property exceeds the financial or environmental risks associated with the property; revises related provisions and establishes related requirements. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 25.

As enacted, prohibits members of a county legislative body from voting on matters in which they have a conflict of interest; authorizes legislative bodies of any metropolitan and charter form of government to opt out. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 12.

As enacted, prohibits members of a county legislative body from voting on matters in which they have a conflict of interest; authorizes legislative bodies of any metropolitan and charter form of government to opt out. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 12.

As enacted, reduces the fee paid to county clerks for filing a business tax return from $7.00 to $5.00 by eliminating the $2.00 that is earmarked for clerks' computer expenses. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 12; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 71.

As enacted, authorizes Rutherford County to levy an additional litigation tax to be used for construction and maintenance of a jail, workhouse, juvenile detention center, or courthouse project. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 6.

As introduced, subject to local approval, increases the authorized maximum amount of the hotel motel tax from six percent to seven percent; requires revenues generated from such increase to be used for increased funding for parks and recreation, economic development, and tourism. - Amends Chapter 118 of the Private Acts of 1979; as amended.

As enacted, authorizes the classifying as confidential and not subject to disclosure, except by court order, the records held by a city whose primary industry is tourism that address a specific amount of money expended in a given market for digital or traditional media or that address the specific detail of targeted audiences identified for marketing purposes. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 54, Part 2.

As enacted, authorizes the exclusion of residents of correctional institutions from being considered in reapportionment. - Amends TCA Title 5 and Title 41.

As enacted, authorizes a county mayor to sell land held by the county due to delinquent taxes during the redemption period under certain conditions; reduces the amount of time a tax must be due on abandoned property before the tax lien can be enforced from two years to one year; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 30 and Title 67, Chapter 5.

As enacted, authorizes local governments to enter cooperative purchasing agreements with federal agencies; excludes certain purchases. - Amends TCA Section 12-3-1205.

As enacted, makes various revisions to election laws such as when a deficient voter registration may be corrected, the timing of delivery of poll books and records to the counting board, and prohibiting the appointment of a candidate's spouse on the ballot to serve as a poll watcher. - Amends TCA Section 2-14-202; Section 2-2-109; Section 2-3-204; Section 2-6-303; Section 2-7-104 and Section 2-9-105.

As enacted, authorizes volunteer firefighters who have successfully completed the Tennessee commission on firefighting personnel and standard education certification exam for Firefighter I and have practiced as a volunteer firefighter for at least one year from the completion of such exam to receive group insurance benefits, subject to the approval of county governing bodies. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27 and Title 50, Chapter 6.

As enacted, prohibits a local governmental unit from enacting zoning regulations that require the allocation of a percentage of existing or newly constructed private residential or commercial rental units for long-term retention as affordable or workforce housing. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 35.

As enacted, authorizes local collecting officials of hotel taxes to publish the names of delinquent taxpayers and the amounts owed in certain circumstances; clarifies that the present law that makes state tax records confidential does not apply to local hotel tax records. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5 and Title 67.

As introduced, subject to local approval, increases the hotel/motel tax from five percent to seven percent; revises the allocation formula. - Amends Chapter 19 of the Private Acts of 1991; as amended.

As introduced, clarifies that local government authorities or local education authorities may adopt or make available voluntary benefits that are treated as supplemental benefits and are deemed not to be a "group health plan" when established in accordance with the appropriate federal statutes or regulations that define the term "group health plan." - Amends TCA Title 8.

As introduced, deletes the Save the Tax Relief Act. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7.

As enacted, requires a local government entity to make records of proposals and statements that are received by the local government in response to a service request or a request for solicitation open for public inspection only after the contract award is announced. - Amends TCA Section 10-7-504.

As enacted, exempts owners of property that is disqualified as agricultural, forest, or open space land from liability for rollback taxes if the disqualification is due to a change in law or correction of an assessor's error and certain other conditions are met. - Amends TCA Section 67-5-1008.

As enacted, eliminates the early voting period for a special general election if there is no opposition for any office in the election, including no write-in candidates have qualified and there are no other items on the ballot. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 14 and Title 2, Chapter 6, Part 1.

As enacted, requires removal of members for failure to attend at least 50 percent of all regularly scheduled board meetings, rather than for having three consecutive unexcused absences; deletes procedure for removal by court order or petition of board or local governing body. - Amends TCA Section 7-86-105 and Section 7-86-314.

As enacted, requires, when a beer permit has been denied based on the testimony of a person at a hearing, that the person be notified if an applicant seeks a permit again at the same location within 12 months. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 5, Part 1.

As enacted, allows removal of overgrown vegetation and accumulated debris on owner-occupied residential property in Putnam County. - Amends TCA Section 5-1-115.

As introduced, requires a special election to fill a vacant U.S. senate seat; specifies that if a United States senator or representative is elected to fill a vacancy in a special election, then that senator or representative will hold office until the term for which the predecessor was elected expires. - Amends TCA Title 2.

As enacted, deletes all language and cross references for revenue commissioners. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 8, Part 6; Section 8-18-109 and Section 8-21-803.

As enacted, prohibits a local government, as a condition of doing business within the jurisdictional boundaries of the local government or contracting with the local government, from prohibiting a private employer from requesting certain information on an application for employment or during the process of hiring a new employee. - Amends TCA Section 7-51-1802.

As enacted, removes provision for Montgomery County that allowed the county to impose an additional penalty of 20 percent on suits to enforce tax liens for the purpose of defraying the expenses of such suits; places Montgomery County with other counties which impose an additional penalty of 10 percent for such purposes. - Amends TCA Section 67-5-2410.

As introduced, requires that accounts receivable owed to governmental entities that remain unpaid and owing for at least 15 years must be deemed uncollectible and written off in accordance with general accepted auditing principles. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9 and Title 67.

As introduced, removes annual income limit of $60,000 for disabled veterans seeking property tax relief; increases disabled veteran's reimbursement amount from $100,000 to $175,000 of the full market value of veteran's residence. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7.

As introduced, removes income limit for any veteran who has acquired 100 percent permanent total disability from any service-connected cause as determined by the United States veterans administration when qualifying for tax relief. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7.

As introduced, clarifies that a person owing any civil penalty shall be ineligible to qualify as a candidate for election to any state or local public office; clarifies penalty must be paid prior to qualifying deadline. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10, Part 1 and Section 2-5-101.

As introduced, prohibits certain public employees and officials from owning shares of stocks or investments in privately held prison companies on or after January 1, 2017; requires such employees or officials who own holdings or stock in privately held prison companies prior to January 1, 2017, to disclose such investments or holdings and divest of such stock or investments by January 1, 2017. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 67.

As introduced, lowers signature requirement to become recognized minor party from 2.5 percent of votes cast for governor in the last gubernatorial race to 1.5 percent. - Amends TCA Title 2.

As introduced, increases, from 15 days to 30 days, the notice requirement for a hearing on a zoning ordinance or any amendment to a zoning ordinance. - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 13; Title 42; Title 67 and Title 68.

As introduced, requires election officials to inspect filings for sufficiency and timeliness; establishes conclusive presumption that accepted filings are sufficient and timely filed. - Amends TCA Title 2.

As introduced, requires a referendum be conducted before a publicly funded entity can be sold or leased; "sale or lease" means that more than 30 percent of the assets of the entity are subject to sale or lease. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51.

As introduced, reduces the property tax rate applied to logging equipment used essentially and principally in the cutting and harvesting of trees from farm property. - Amends TCA Title 67.

As introduced, requires county election commissions in counties with populations over 65,000 to establish additional early voting polling locations. - Amends TCA Title 2.

As enacted, reduces from 30 days to 15 days the notice Davidson County must provide prior to a public hearing on an amendment to a county zoning ordinance. - Amends TCA Section 13-7-105.

As enacted, increases the fee, from $26.00 to $40.00, that a constable or sheriff can charge for in-person service of process. - Amends TCA Section 8-21-901.

As enacted, requires a summary of a constitutional amendment to precede the question on the ballot instead of requiring a summary for only those questions exceeding 300 words in length. - Amends TCA Section 2-5-208.

As introduced, requires that the ballot description of any proposed constitutional amendment contain the full text of each section of the constitution the proposed amendment would alter or delete. - Amends TCA Title 2.

As introduced, allows a person 65 years of age or older, who has never been issued a birth certificate, to be issued a photo identification license for voting purposes by furnishing a social security card, Medicare card, health insurance card, or other satisfactory document substantiating the person's identity. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 3.

As introduced, requires any zoning amendment affecting a parcel of private property to take effect only upon written consent of the owner of that property. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7.

As introduced, establishes procedure for classifying property as low-income housing property; requires such property be valued according to present use value; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 13 and Title 67.

As introduced, changes the date certain counties must remit fees, commissions, and charges in excess of certain public officers' salaries to the county trustee from September 1 and April 1 to March 1 and October 1. - Amends TCA Title 8.

As introduced, directs the department to study issues concerning the regulation of swingers clubs and report to the general assembly by December 1, 2015. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 62; Title 67 and Title 68.

As introduced, authorizes the City of Decherd, by ordinance adopted by a 2/3 vote, to levy an occupancy tax on the privilege of staying in any hotel or motel in Decherd; requires that all proceeds received by the municipality from the tax be used for capital outlay improvements. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-1425.

As introduced, in certain circumstances, permits a municipality to amend a plan of services by resolution of the governing body only after a public hearing for which notice has been published at least 30 days, instead of 15 days, in advance in a newspaper of general circulation. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 65.

As enacted, allows a person to challenge a candidate's qualifications for the office of sheriff to the POST commission; creates a Class A misdemeanor offense for a person who intentionally files a fraudulent challenge of a sheriff candidate's qualifications. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 5 and Title 8, Chapter 8, Part 1.

As enacted, revises provisions governing nominations to fill a vacancy in a general assembly seat, under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 13, Part 2 and Title 2, Chapter 14, Part 2.

As enacted, broadens the definition of a "governmental entity" under the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act to include a nonprofit public benefit corporation or charitable entity that is appointed by statute, ordinance, resolution, contract, or other governmental directive to develop, maintain, manage, and provide services and activities at government owned property that is a public park. - Amends TCA Section 29-20-102.

As enacted, specifies that in certain circumstances real property in Shelby County owned and used by certain nonprofit economic or charitable development organizations will be eligible for property tax exemption as a charitable use of property if the real property is owned by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit entity that is engaged in economic development. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.

As enacted, enacts the "Save the Tax Relief Act." - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7.

As enacted, requires counties and cities, other than TCRS participants, to recognize a qualified domestic relations order that directs the county or city to allocate a portion of the member's pension or retirement benefits to the member's former spouse as part of a marital property settlement. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35 and Section 26-2-105.

As enacted, authorizes local government entity having centralized purchasing authority with full-time purchasing agent, by resolution or ordinance, to increase threshold for when public advertisement and sealed competitive bids are required in an amount not to exceed $25,000. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 56 and Title 12, Chapter 3.

As enacted, authorizes the City of Columbia to levy a privilege tax upon the privilege of occupancy by a two-thirds vote of its governing body. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-1425.

As enacted, permits a county with a metropolitan government that has acquired real property at a delinquent tax sale to authorize the conveyance of the real property by grant to a nonprofit organization for the purpose of constructing affordable or workplace housing. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 3, Part 3 and Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 25.

As enacted, authorizes Grundy County, by resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote, to levy an occupancy tax of not more than five percent on the privilege of staying in any hotel or motel in Grundy County; the ordinance must set forth the manner of collection and administration of the privilege tax. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-1425.

As enacted, allows candidate and political campaign committee to accept digital currency as a contribution; requires increase in value of digital currency to be reported as interest on statements filed with the registry of election finance; requires candidate to sell digital currency and deposit proceeds before spending the funds. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10.

As enacted, redefines "person" for purposes of hotel occupancy tax; directs TACIR to study the effect of the tax on economy and tourism. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 4, Part 1 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 14.

As enacted, specifies that certain information acquired by a county trustee is not subject to public inspection unless a law enforcement agency, court, or other government agency requires inspection of the information in performing official functions. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 10, Chapter 7.

As enacted, removes time limitation on county legislative body's election to include certain personnel in the definition of "law enforcement officer" for purposes of the provisions governing the presumption that certain health impairments resulting in a law enforcement officer's death or personal injury are attributable to injury suffered in the course of employment, unless otherwise shown by medical evidence. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51.

As enacted, requires counties participating in national flood insurance program to regulate buildings and development within the one hundred-year floodplain, but only to the minimum extent necessary to comply with the national flood insurance program. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7.

As introduced, revises the property tax rate for the Bradford special school district. - Amends Chapter 153 of the Private Acts of 1917; as amended.

As enacted, clarifies what errors an assessor may correct, including errors in coding, entry, or transcription of data; prohibits assessor from revisiting errors involving judgment. - Amends TCA Section 67-5-509.

As enacted, creates new methods of guaranteeing infrastructure improvements before final subdivision plat approval by regional or municipal planning commissions; eliminates criminal penalty for transferring land before subdivision plat approval and before recording plat with county register. - Amends TCA Section 13-3-403; Section 13-3-410; Section 13-4-303 and Section 13-4-306.

As enacted, authorizes the board of commissioners of the city of Lakeland to adopt an ordinance to establish term limits for the mayor and board of commissioners, to become operative only if approved in a referendum. - Amends TCA Title 6.

As enacted, alters the penalty imposed on a municipality for violating the Municipal Finance Officer Certification and Education Act from $50.00 per day to a sales tax revenue reduction in an amount not to exceed 15 percent of the total amount due to the municipality in a fiscal year. - Amends TCA Section 6-56-407.

As enacted, authorizes registered voters who own real property in Ethridge, in Lawrence County, to vote in all municipal elections and municipal referenda held in the city; in cases of multiple ownership of real property, no more than two owners who are registered voters will be eligible to vote; will only apply if adopted by a two-thirds vote of the legislative body of Ethridge. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 6 and Title 7.

As enacted, allows counties that have not adopted a budget by July 1 of any year to continue to operate under the previous fiscal year's budget; requires budget to be adopted by September 30. - Amends TCA Title 5.

As enacted, makes applicable statewide, instead of in certain areas only, the authority for a beer manufacturer to operate as a retailer at the manufacturer's location or a site contiguous thereto. - Amends TCA Section 57-5-101.

As introduced, permits any registered Tennessee voter to vote absentee for any reason after providing evidence of identification in the application for a ballot; exempts certain absentee voters from the evidence of identification requirement under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 2.

As introduced, prohibits, effective July 1, 2015, a member of a county or municipal governing body who is also an employee of the county or municipality, or whose immediate family is a county or municipal employee, from voting on any matter in which there is a conflict of interest. - Amends TCA Title 5 and Title 12.

As enacted, authorizes change in board appointments from not less than five to not less than seven and authorizes increase, from four years to six years, the term length of board appointments under provisions of the Community Redevelopment Act of 1998 applicable to Shelby and Madison counties; allows, in Shelby and Madison counties, any agency created under the Act to have powers of a housing authority, including tax increment financing. - Amends Chapter 987 of the Public Acts of 1998; Chapter 50 of the Public Acts of 2007 and Chapter 605 of the Public Acts of 2012.

As enacted, authorizes a metropolitan government by two-thirds vote to restrict the location of a private club within 1,000 feet of a private school, public school, charter school, public park, residence, or place of worship. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13 and Title 68.

As introduced, requires a county that is ordered to make a refund of property taxes pursuant to a final action of a court or the state board of equalization or assessment appeals commission to deliver the refund by United States certified mail, return receipt requested. - Amends TCA Title 67.

As enacted, allows a person to make beer without a license or permit under certain circumstances; allows homemade beer in certain exhibitions, contests, and competitions. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 7 and Title 57, Chapter 5.

As introduced, authorizes county emergency medical services provider, volunteer fire department, or rescue squad to request from the county’s sheriff’s office a criminal background check on any person applying to be an emergency medical services volunteer on or after July 1, 2015. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 7, Chapter 86 and Title 68, Chapter 140.

As introduced, changes restriction on the minimum age qualification for membership on any municipality's legislative body to age 22 instead of age 21. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 56 and Title 67.

As introduced, requires a judge or chancellor in Dickson and Cheatham counties to dismiss any salary petition filed by a county official if the judge or chancellor determines that the county official and the deputy, deputies, and assistants in that office are able to properly and efficiently conduct the affairs and transact the business of the office within the budget presently established by the county legislative body for that office. - Amends TCA Section 8-20-101.

As introduced, authorizes a municipality to contract its limits by ordinance upon receipt of a petition and approval in a referendum under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51, Part 2.

As introduced, requires disclosure of certain gifts beginning with reports and statements filed on and after September 1, 2015. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10, Part 1; Title 3, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 5.

As introduced, exempts from property taxes, any property owned by the federal government and leased to marina owners or operators who lease the federally owned property and make in lieu of tax payments on such property. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.

As introduced, enables Minor Hill to hold a referendum to authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages at retail. - Amends TCA Title 57.

As enacted, requires, after July 1, 2015, that an applicant for a beer permit must have been a citizen or lawful resident of the U.S. for at least one year immediately preceding the application date in order for the county to issue the permit. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 5.

As enacted, lowers number of registered voter signatures required on a nominating petition for a delegate to a national convention of a political party from 100 to 25. - Amends TCA Section 2-13-305.

As introduced, creates term of office for county administrator of elections to coincide with the term of the county election commission; allows county election commission to consider political party affiliation when appointing an administrator of elections. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 12.

As introduced, requires the county assessors of property to submit a report to the division of property assessment that details the number of parcels classified as homebelt property; requires that information obtained in the report be included in the state board of equalization's annual tax aggregate report. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.

As introduced, prohibits a county from seeking reimbursement from a person for any expense incurred on or after July 1, 2015, in relation to the charge for which the person was sentenced to county jail, including any period of pretrial detention. - Amends TCA Title 41.

As introduced, allows counties to participate in pilot project for establishing convenient voting centers for use on election day upon super majority vote of the county election commission. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 3.

As introduced, requires a person to declare a statewide political party affiliation before voting in a primary election. - Amends TCA Title 2.

As introduced, requires state election commission to provide online voter registration through the secretary of state's web site. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 2.

As introduced, requires a county-wide referendum for a county to increase local option to a rate already operative in a city or town instead of a referendum open only to county voters residing outside the city or town. - Amends TCA Section 67-6-706(b)(1).

As introduced, authorizes county clerks to charge a fee for same-day title printing services and enter into agreements with third-party service providers to charge a fee for certain online services available on the county clerk's web site. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 21, Part 7.

As enacted, enacts the "Neighborhood Preservation Nonprofit Corporation Act". - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 29; Title 38; Title 48; Title 66 and Title 67.

As enacted, revises various provisions regarding real and personal property taxes, including provisions governing property tax freeze, reviews of parcels and electronic filing. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.

As enacted, makes various changes to delinquent property tax procedures, including allowing official tax number to be used as concise description and clarifying property tax doesn't have to be filed as claim in probate. - Amends TCA Title 30, Chapter 2 and Title 67, Chapter 5.

As enacted, prohibits a representative of the United Nations from monitoring elections in this state if the representative appears without a treaty ratified by the United States senate stating that the UN can monitor elections in this state. - Amends TCA Title 2.

As enacted, authorizes a county or city to issue permits not only to the owner of a business engaged in the sale, distribution, manufacture, or storage of beer, but also to the entity responsible for the premises for which the permit is sought. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4 and Title 57, Chapter 5.

As enacted, requires the coordinator of elections and the state election commission to certify each voter registration system for purchase and use in the state; provides that the voter registration list is the property of the county election commission and the state; restricts the use of certain voter registration information; provides penalty for the unauthorized use of certain voter registration information. - Amends TCA Section 2-2-137 and Section 2-2-138.

As enacted, requires a municipality or public authority to include a resolution adopted by the county legislative body with any application for approval of the tourism development zone which would utilize any portion of the local option sales tax revenues that are designated for schools. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 88.

As enacted, decreases the number of signatures required to establish a recognized minor party solely in one county and for certain special elections; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Section 2-13-107(f); Title 2, Chapter 14, Part 1 and Section 2-13-107(a).

As enacted, establishes provisions governing a tax entity acquiring unimproved or undeveloped property at a tax sale and transferring such property to a non-governmental entity claiming contractual rights to the payment of fees or assessments duly recorded in covenants and restrictions. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.

As enacted, establishes a moratorium on annexation by ordinance or resolution; revises other provisions governing annexation. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51 and Title 6, Chapter 58.

As enacted, authorizes the county election commissions in counties that share a municipality to designate, by agreement, a polling place and early voting location within the limits of the municipality and within 500 feet of the country boundary line; authorizes voters residing within the limits of a municipality that is located within two counties to vote at the location established by such agreement. - Amends TCA Title 2.

As enacted, specifies that a vested property right will be established with respect to any property upon the approval, by the local government in which the property is situated, of a preliminary development plan or a final development plan where no preliminary development plan is required by ordinance or regulation or a building permit allowing construction of a building where there was no need for prior approval of a preliminary development plan for the property on which that building will be constructed. - Amends TCA Section 13-4-310 and Section 13-3-413.

As enacted, authorizes certain counties to create recreation boards to be composed of nine members representing each civil district within such counties in lieu of present law requirement that boards be composed of five members, with up to two school staff members. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 24, Part 1.

As introduced, creates a loan program for the payment of real property taxes on residences of certain low or moderate income persons who are elderly or disabled. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 23 and Title 67.

As enacted, allows a county, upon two-thirds vote of the county legislative body, to dispose of real property at a nominal cost by private negotiation and sale to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, incorporated under the laws of this state, whose purpose includes educational and vocational training services to children and adults with disabilities. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 7 and Title 5, Chapter 9.

As introduced, extends moratorium from May 15, 2014, to May 15, 2015, on annexation by a municipality by means of ordinance in order to annex territory being used primarily for residential or agricultural purposes; extends study by TACIR until February 1, 2015. - Amends TCA Section 6-51-122.

As introduced, allows recognized minor party to remain recognized for four years; lowers signature requirement to become recognized minor party. - Amends TCA Title 2.

As enacted, revises the Community Gardening Act to remove the process for a permit from the commissioner of agriculture for using vacant public land for gardening and makes various revisions to the Act regarding community gardens and local regulation of such gardens. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 43; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 71.

As introduced, requires state election commission to create a Tennessee voter bill of rights in consultation with the coordinator of elections and county election commissions. - Amends TCA Title 2.

As introduced, requires that prior to selling residential property located within a planned unit development (PUD) that any owner of the property disclose in writing whether the PUD is complete, and if the PUD is not complete, the date in which all property located in a PUD will be developed. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 48 and Title 66.

As introduced, authorizes Madison County to utilize the Neighborhood Preservation Act. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 6.

As introduced, authorizes the city of Columbia to impose a tax on the privilege of occupancy. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-1425.

As introduced, authorizes Spring Hill, by ordinance adopted by a two-thirds vote, to levy an occupancy tax on the privilege of staying in any hotel or motel in Spring Hill; the ordinance must set the rate and further set forth the manner of collection and administration of the privilege tax; requires that all proceeds received by the municipality from the tax be used for city purposes, including tourism development. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-1425.

As enacted, authorizes any city or county that has held and passed a referendum authorizing either retail package stores or sales of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises to hold a referendum that authorizes the sale of wine in retail food stores; creates permit to sell wine at retail food stores; revises other provisions governing the sale of alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 57.

As enacted, enacts the "Anti-Kicking the Can Act", which requires approval of the comptroller prior to any local government authorizing the issuance of balloon indebtedness. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 21.

As introduced, enacts the "Fiscally Responsible Equal Election Diversification Optimization Measures (FREEDOM) Act". - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 13 and Title 2, Chapter 1.

As introduced, authorizes the issuance of a beer permit for locations in proximity to certain leased church property in Shelby County. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 5, Part 1.

As introduced, permits certain charter counties to assess and enforce civil penalties for ordinance violations through an administrative, rather than a judicial, process. - Amends TCA Title 5 and Title 16.

As introduced, removes the requirement that a person running for election or appointment to the office of sheriff must have at least three years of full-time experience as a POST commission certified law enforcement officer in the previous 10 years or at least three years of full-time experience as a state or federal certified law enforcement officer with training equivalent to that required by the POST commission in the previous 10 years. - Amends TCA Title 8.

As introduced, specifies that three years' experience as a military police officer during the previous ten years is sufficient law enforcement experience to qualify for the office of sheriff. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 8.

As introduced, limits amount candidate may personally loan campaign per election, but does not limit amount candidate may contribute to campaign. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10.

As introduced, revises the membership of the county financial management committee. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 21.

As introduced, requires any municipality proposing to annex territory within the municipality's urban growth boundary to mail notice to any property owners within that urban growth boundary 90 days prior to the date of proposed annexation and to hold at least three public, informational meetings. - Amends TCA Title 6.

As enacted, requires annexing municipalities to provide notice to property owners after a court order is entered upholding an annexation, and before the effective date of annexation; makes other various revisions related to annexations. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51, Part 1; Title 6, Chapter 58 and Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 5.

As enacted, removes provision exempting employees of local governments, public housing authorities and non-profit 501(c)(3) entities from the agency's conflict of interest requirements. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 23.

As enacted, with certain exceptions, places a moratorium, from April 15, 2013, through May 15, 2014, on annexation by a municipality by means of ordinance upon the municipality's own initiative in order to annex territory being used primarily for residential or agricultural purposes; requires study by TACIR. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51 and Title 6, Chapter 58.

As enacted, allows county legislative body by resolution to call for run-off election in event there is a tie for county or civil district office; makes it discretionary instead of mandatory for the county legislative body to cast the deciding vote for offices filled by the votes of a single county or civil district. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 3 and Title 2, Chapter 8.

As enacted, deletes the exemption of Dickson County from certain minimum training requirements for firefighters. - Amends TCA Section 4-24-112.

As enacted, removes exceptions for Shelby County in regard to employment of certain election office personnel and training of personnel in regard to promotion of voter registration and the electoral process. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 12.

As enacted, specifies that only certain photo identification issued by state of Tennessee or United States may be used as evidence of identification for voting purposes; prohibits use of county or municipal identifications for voting purposes. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 7, Part 1.

As enacted, permits a county by resolution, and a municipality by ordinance, to restrict children from participating in soliciting or collecting money at a highway or street intersection. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 54; Title 55, Chapter 20; Title 55, Chapter 52 and Title 68.

As enacted, revises various election law provisions. - Amends TCA Section 2-10-101(b); Section 2-2-111(b); Section 2-3-107(b)(1); Section 2-4-102(a)(2); Section 2-5-151(f)(2); Section 2-5-208(f)(1); Section 2-6-102(a)(1); Section 2-6-201(9); Section 2-6-401(a)(3); Section 2-7-112(a)(2)(B); Section 2-7-112(a)(3)(A); Section 2-2-109(a); 2-2-109(b); Section 5-1-104(b)(1) and Section 40-29-203(b).

As enacted, revises the Municipal Finance Officer Certification and Education Act of 2007. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 56, Part 4.

As introduced, grants county officers designated as certified public administrators a one-time annual payment of $1,500 as an educational incentive payment instead of a payment of $375 that increases annually until it reaches $1,500 and removes the requirement that these funds are subject to the annual appropriations act. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 1, Part 3 and Title 8, Chapter 24.

As introduced, requires planning commissioners and other planning officials to file attendance statement regarding continuing education with Tennessee ethics commission; removes ability of local legislative bodies to opt out of continuing education requirements for planning commissioners and other planning officials. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 5 and Title 13.

As enacted, authorizes municipalities located in Sevier County to impose certain privilege taxes to the same extent other municipalities located in the county have imposed such taxes by private act; specifies that 75 percent of the proceeds collected from any tax imposed pursuant to this bill will be used for tourism promotion; tourism infrastructure, including but not limited to, municipally-owned or operated event centers and golf courses; and tourism advertising. - Amends TCA Title 67.

As introduced, requires a referendum be conducted before a publicly funded entity can be sold or leased; "sale or lease" means that more than 30 percent of the assets of the entity are subject to sale or lease. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51.

As introduced, subject to a county legislative body approving the exemption, expands the property tax exemptions to include single-family dwellings owned and maintained by a 501(c)(3) corporation formed by a religious institution to be used as part of the ministry of the religious institution. - Amends TCA Title 67 and Title 68.

As introduced, allows private entity to provide a roll off construction or demolition debris container to a person requesting such container even if the site is located in a municipality that has granted an exclusive franchise to itself for the collection, removal and disposal of solid waste. - Amends TCA Title 6 and Title 68, Chapter 211.

As introduced, prohibits persons who are not U.S. citizens from being admitted to polling places; requires appointed poll watchers to be U.S. citizens. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 7, Part 1.

As introduced, permits the sheriff of a county to waive in writing any requirements for a particular kind of uniform or a particular patrol car color scheme for constables in such county provided the uniforms and vehicles are distinctive and recognizable as that of a law enforcement officer. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 10.

As enacted, requires the chair of the state and local government audit committees to report certain information to the comptroller in the event the chair suspects the information demonstrates that illegal, improper, wasteful or fraudulent activity may have occurred. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 35, Part 1 and Title 9, Chapter 3, Part 4.

As introduced, allows for property sold due to delinquent taxes to be sold for less than amount of taxes, penalty, cost and interest in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.

As introduced, requires all annexations within a municipality's urban growth boundaries under an amended growth plan to be by referendum only and not by ordinance. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51 and Title 6, Chapter 58.

As introduced, provides that where a proposed charter of metropolitan government is ratified by a majority of those voting in a principal city and in the county outside of the principal city, but a smaller city continues, the smaller city shall retain all powers of a separate city that are authorized under the constitution, its charter and the general laws of this state. - Amends TCA Title 7.

As introduced, allows counties to participate in pilot project for establishing convenient voting centers for use on election day upon super majority vote of the county election commission. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 3, Part 3.

As introduced, prohibits multicandidate political campaign committee from contributing to candidate after the 14th day before an election instead of after the 10th day. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10.

As introduced, requires statewide political party to hold primary election for nominations for judge, chancellor, district attorney general and public defender in multi-county judicial districts. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 13.

As introduced, requires any local government that proposes to issue indebtedness on or after July 1, 2013, to obtain approval of the state funding board, under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 9.

As introduced, prohibits a customer from using a self-checkout machine for the purchase of beer. - Amends TCA Section 57-5-301.

As introduced, specifies that counties are only responsible for in-patient evaluations for a maximum of five days and in-patient treatment for a maximum of 10 days regarding individuals charged with misdemeanor offenses. - Amends TCA Title 33, Chapter 7, Part 3.

As introduced, increases, from 15 to 30 days, the period of time during which a taxpayer must remit outstanding property taxes after terminating a business. - Amends TCA Title 67, to revise definitions and procedures for taxation of public utility and commercial or industrial property.

As introduced, prevents any municipality from passing outstanding debt to residents of the county after relinquishing its charter by establishing a trusteeship composed of the former municipal governing body, and requiring, instead of authorizing, the county legislative body to levy a special tax within the previously incorporated limits. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 1, Part 3; Title 6, Chapter 18, Part 1 and Title 6, Chapter 52.

As introduced, allows state election commission to meet in any city within this state instead of only meeting in Nashville. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 11.

As introduced, adds to the conflict of interest information that must be disclosed by certain public officials and candidates, any ownership interest that the person making disclosure, that person's spouse, or minor children residing with that person, has in any real property other than the person or spouse's primary residence; such isclosure must include the address of the real property, and the month and year of acquisition. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50.

As introduced, extends early voting hours to 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays during early voting period and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 6, Part 1.

As introduced, removes requirement that local governments with populations of less than 300,000 obtain certificates of public purpose and necessity prior to issuing certain notes and bonds. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 21 and Title 13, Chapter 16.

As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Election Day Registration Act." - Amends TCA Title 2.